Why McDonald's Asian Customers Never Wait On Line For Food While Americans Still Dohttp://www.businessinsider.com/why-mcdonalds-asian-customers-never-wait-on-line-while-americans-still-do-2012-12/comments
en-usWed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500Sun, 02 Aug 2015 19:16:06 -0400Jim Edwardshttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c10fe369bedd094b00000fJim EdwardsThu, 06 Dec 2012 16:36:35 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c10fe369bedd094b00000f
There's hardly any land in the US? Really?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f57369bedda90c00000dSteve in FlyoverThu, 06 Dec 2012 14:43:47 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f57369bedda90c00000d
Forget Beijing.......all you need to do to see this, is to go to any city in the USA with significant numbers of Chinese people.
Sometimes stereotypes are based on fact,http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f487ecad04b656000001SThu, 06 Dec 2012 14:39:51 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f487ecad04b656000001
Whew......I thought I was getting ready to read another story about how China is the cat's azz, because of lazy, uneducated, overpaid American workers.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f1366bb3f7cd3700000fMarioThu, 06 Dec 2012 14:25:42 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0f1366bb3f7cd3700000f
Yuck!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0ef7decad04da4d000003KristenSThu, 06 Dec 2012 14:18:21 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0ef7decad04da4d000003
The other reason it's never coming to the US is the same reason high-speed rail and other public transportation works so well in japan and Europe but not the US... we are so spread out, we have massive amounts of land that these other countries just don't. It wouldn't be cost-effective or practical here for McD's to invest in a delivery system for such a low-cost product. It's similar to how attempts to push people in the US to live without their cars are impractical and ineffective, whereas similar discussions in countries with more compact societies, thanks to less available land mass, go over quite well. And that's why German McD's serve beer, Chinese KFC's have different meat available, and even KFC's in southern US and northeastern US have different spice levels. They tailor to the customs and traditions of their locations.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0e7fbecad04503a00001dGofigureThu, 06 Dec 2012 13:46:19 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0e7fbecad04503a00001d
Apologize, my comment reflects solely my experience in Beijing. I can't speak for other cities in China.
Going to visit Shanghai next.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0e6d2ecad04513a000014GofigureThu, 06 Dec 2012 13:41:22 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0e6d2ecad04513a000014
You are right. I was there for the first time this year. While checking in at the airport, one family blatantly budded in front of me. After pointing it out to them in Mandarin that they budded inline, they looked at me and then apathetically looked away.
Of course not everyone does this, but it happens quite frequently.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0de6decad04a42a000013Big MacThu, 06 Dec 2012 13:05:33 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0de6decad04a42a000013
Where have you been? Of course people wait in line. Wait in line is what the country all about. MCD only opens in big cities, and those people are not farmers. In addition, where you to get to take a cab for $25 US all day? You be lucky if you can get one, there are a lot more riders in the big cities than the available cabs.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0dc2ceab8ea9b2e000001udub9Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:55:56 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0dc2ceab8ea9b2e000001
You need to be more specific when discussing Asia. I know we all look the same, but are you referring specifically to Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China, etc.? When I was traveling on business to China, there was no door-to-door McDonald's delivery or kiosks to automatically order your food. I still had to buy my food the old fashion way -- by waiting in line!http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0d9a2ecad04192200000dJim EdwardsThu, 06 Dec 2012 12:45:06 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0d9a2ecad04192200000d
I just fixed that. Thanks for noticing the error.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0cc8cecad04ed0b000003grammar failThu, 06 Dec 2012 11:49:16 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0cc8cecad04ed0b000003
I've never waited online for mcdonalds. I didn't know you could order through the internet.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c6e26bb3f7fc64000025torgrimThu, 06 Dec 2012 11:25:06 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c6e26bb3f7fc64000025
That's pretty much true. I live in Hong Kong and Seoul, spend a lot of time in Mainland China. There are lines in most KFCs and McDonalds, sort of lines. There are masses of people. But we both know you can order McDonalds for delivery, or for pickup.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c6536bb3f74867000004torgrimThu, 06 Dec 2012 11:22:43 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c6536bb3f74867000004
It's not so you you don't HAVE to wait in line, its cause mutherfuckers here CAN"T wait in line. Every been to anything where there should be a line in China? Aint happen'n.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c5f2ecad04737d000002dwightmannsburdenThu, 06 Dec 2012 11:21:06 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c5f2ecad04737d000002
"It's so you don't have to wait online,"
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Online?
Or in line?http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c56becad04567d000019VA ManThu, 06 Dec 2012 11:18:51 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c56becad04567d000019
If you've ever traveled to China you would understand why they can & why they do this. 1) In china they don't do lines. The people will simply push you out of the way..cutting into lines is what they do, giving you a number is the only way to bring order to an undeducated poplulus. 2) You can hire a taxi for the whole day for about $25....Home delivery costs MD nearly nothing.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c0f169bedd7d0400002dharry goswameeeThu, 06 Dec 2012 10:59:45 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0c0f169bedd7d0400002d
"customers don't have to deal with any humans until the food is actually deliver"
Yeah and soon that human part will also be eliminated by robot or new techhttp://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0b3426bb3f7a642000004GlenThu, 06 Dec 2012 10:01:22 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0b3426bb3f7a642000004
It also shows why you should never listen to an ad executive, and then report it as a fact.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0ad1eecad04904f000003JamesThu, 06 Dec 2012 09:35:10 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0ad1eecad04904f000003
Just goes to show once again BI and many of its wannabe reporters did not do their due diligence before writing and issuing an article to the public.
Yello Journalism at its very finest.http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0abfb6bb3f7753000000dGlenThu, 06 Dec 2012 09:30:19 -0500http://www.businessinsider.com/c/50c0abfb6bb3f7753000000d
As someone who lives in Asia (Korea, Japan, China) - I call BS on this article.
Every time I walk by or go into a McDonalds, there is always a line to order - just like in North America.
It is true that you can order for delivery,